Argentina
Jorge Macri said there is a majority agreement to reschedule the March of Pride because of the visit of Leo XIV
The Buenos Aires city chief said the mobilization scheduled for November 7 would be postponed by a few days because of the Pope’s arrival in Argentina. He said the intention is not to suspend it, but to organize the calendar of mass events.
Jorge Macri said that the City is moving forward with the organizations behind the March of Pride to reschedule the mobilization planned for November 7, one day before the start of Leo XIV’s visit to Argentina. According to him, there is already agreement with most sectors to postpone it by a few days and talks are continuing to finish defining the situation.
According to what Infobae published, the Buenos Aires city chief stressed that the date change would not imply restrictions on the demonstration and said the City will seek to help it take place. He also noted that there are precedents for rescheduling and said this is not an unchangeable date.
The official schedule for the papal trip will run from November 8 to 11 and will include activities in the City of Buenos Aires, Claypole, Córdoba and Luján. Infobae reported that the national government is preparing a joint operation with the Nation, the City and the provinces of Buenos Aires and Córdoba, with deployment at three airports, three cities, four mass events, eleven closed-door activities and a unified command for 120 hours. Authorities estimate attendance of close to seven million people.
Macri also questioned statements by Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno about the march and said they were unclear. According to reconstructions by Infobae and El Destape, the Buenos Aires mayor said the issue has already been discussed in the papal visit organizing table together with officials from the security area.
Clarín added that Quirno’s statements drew criticism from LGBT+ representatives, who denounced a possible censorship from the official social media accounts of the March of Pride. That outlet also reported that the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Jorge García Cuerva, contacted representatives of the organization to clarify that this is not a decision linked to the Church but rather a logistical issue due to the coincidence of two mass events.
On the other hand, Ámbito noted that the possible declaration of a special day for the visit of Leo XIV still has no official definition, although the Government is considering adding a date to the holiday calendar during his stay in the country.
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